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Why Beer?

Light, crisp and easy to drink, our Patagonia Provisions Kernza® Lager uses organic barley and hops—still rare in the beer world. Our lager is also the world’s first beer to have a Regenerative Organic Certified® ingredient: Kernza, a wheatlike perennial grain. 



We’re teaming up with some of our favorite craft breweries to brew this delicious, unique delicious beer across the country.

Why Beer?

Well, for starters, we really love good beer. And beer is, after all, an agricultural product.


But the barley and hops used for most beer still come from conventional industrial farms, which use toxic synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Protecting the earth, and our future on it, means we have to find a better way.


That’s why we’re working with like-minded breweries across the country to create beers using organic and Regenerative Organic Certified® ingredients. Patagonia Provisions Kernza Lager is our first collaboration, with each brewery creating its own distinctive recipe.


You can find these wildly drinkable beers at our partners’ taprooms—and in bars and restaurants, too. Cheers to our home planet!

"People buy a jacket every few years, but they eat several times a day. If we're going to save our home planet, it starts with food."

- Yvon Chouinard, Founder

What is Kernza®?

Kernza is a wheatlike perennial grain with a nutty flavor and a hint of sweet spices. Its massive root system penetrates up to 12 feet into the earth, at least twice the depth of conventional wheat. These remarkable roots build soil health and volume; they also draw down and store more carbon than annual grains typically used in beer. Also, because it’s a perennial, Kernza stays rooted in place for several years, minimizing machine tilling and replanting—which means less fossil-fuel–intensive equipment.


Our Kernza is Regenerative Organic Certified,® the world’s highest standard for organic farming. Not only does this grain make great beer—it’s also helping spark a global movement to fight the environmental crisis through agriculture.

Drink Responsibly.
Drink Organic.

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